Perfect images

This lens produces amazing images on my 70D, detail and clarity is just awsome. The IS still leves me wanting a better performance so as the auto focus.

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Review 2 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Blue Maui

Location: Maui, HI

Used this product for: Less than 1 month

Expertise Level: Professional or Expert

Mostly used for: Portraits

Canon Customer: 1 to 5 years

Product replacement: No

Great portrait lens

Overall Rating

5out of5

Date:December 12, 2014

We used this lens for the first time yesterday in a beach photo shoot. The images are stunning...crisp and vivid. The image stabilization works very well. We chose this over the more expensive 70-200 lenses because we shoot almost exclusively outdoors in sunlight and this lens appears to be perfect for this. The build quality is fantastic so it should provide great results for our clients for years to come!

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Review 3 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Lola94925

Location: SF Bay Area

Used this product for: more than 1 year

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Portraits

Canon Customer: more than 20 years

Product replacement: No

Simply superior!

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

5out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:July 6, 2014

Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

Cons: none!

Others have probably summed this lens up pretty well, but I LOVE THIS LENS! I have been using Canon SLR's since the late 1970's and have always been a big fan. I made the switch to digital in 2011 and have the 7D and 5D Mark 3. Both are super cameras and each lens I have is like having two when you consider the 1.6 crop factor of the 7D. I also have and love the 1.4x extender. On the 7D you now have a 480mm equivalent! Great for sports! I was strictly a prime lens guy for most all the years I have been shooting. I loved my Canon 200mm f2.8 lens! With this lens, I am now a huge zoom fan. This lens is just a super compact size and very light weight. Personally, I would choose it over the 2.8 model unless I really needed the speed or really shallow DOF. It is tack sharp and super easy to use. I love how the lens does not extend when you zoom. Always the same size and about half the weight and price of the 2.8 model. Aside from the excellent quality, what I like most is the size and weight. I can get this and my 24-70 f4 easily into a small bag and this is my go to run and gun package. I have several primes, but find myself not using them at all with these two excellent lenses. Buy one! You will love it!

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Review 4 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Edward

Location: Los Angeles

Used this product for: Less than 1 month

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Family & Friends

Canon Customer: 6 to 10 years

Product replacement: No

Made the right choice!

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

4out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

5out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:June 18, 2014

Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

Cons: expensive

Debated long and hard on this vs the 2.8 non-IS since they are very close in price. I opted for the f4 because I didn't want to lug around a monopod and the f4 is proven sharper. The 4 extra stops of shutter speed is real and more than makes up for the slower glass. Hands down winner!

I bought this lens last year and WOW. I chose the f/4 IS over the other versions of the 70-200 by Canon for several reasons. The first being the weight compared to the f/2.8 is roughly half of the IS II version (1.68lbs vs 3.29lbs). The second reason being the image quality. After reading around and looking at tests the f/4 IS version is the second in sharpness only to the flagship 2.8 IS II version in the Canon lineup. It does very well wide open at f/4. The image quality as well as the Image stabilization are well worth the difference from the non-IS f/4 and f2.8. The IS is fantastic and keeps images sharp. It doesn't come with a tripod collar but it isn't needed because it is so light. I use it all the time on my tripod with no problems just using the camera mount. Color rendition is wonderful as well. Certainly a giant step above the 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS I replaced. If you are an outdoor photographer and need a telephoto zoom this is your lens. I have used it for some outdoor portrait work as well and the bokeh was fantastic. Just a great lens.

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Review 6 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Dajoker

Location: Boston NY

Used this product for: 6 to 12 months

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Landscape/Nature

Canon Customer: 1 to 5 years

Product replacement: Yes

Great Lens!

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

4out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:May 1, 2014

Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

Excellent lens I have had this for about 8 months sharp pictures even captures birds in flight! Very light for the zoom range, well thought out lens. Easy to focus or adjust the zoom while framing a moving subject. I use it with a 1.4xII and its still tack sharp even on off hand shots.

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Review 7 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Flying Scotsman

Location: Lake Norman, NC

Used this product for: Less than 1 month

Expertise Level: Professional or Expert

Canon Customer: more than 20 years

Product replacement: Yes

Worth all the lofty praise?

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

4out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:March 31, 2014

Pros: everything to do with the image.

Cons: price

Worth all of the lofty praise? ABSOLUTELY! This truly is photography's Platinum Standard - whether using digital or that old-fashioned stuff, film. I reserve the description "perfect" for almost everything; this lens is a rare exception. No questions whatsoever, absolutely tip-top marks for astonishing clarity, sharpness, colour & contrast; lightning-fast USM auto-focus. On an APS-C (1.6X) sensor body, this shoots like a 112-320mm f/4 lens. It is - basically - a "do it all" telephoto zoom. Considered the f/2.8 version but the added price for the one extra stop just wasn't worth it - to me. The added size & weight was also a factor.

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Review 8 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: JAdams

Location: Chicago, IL

Used this product for: 6 to 12 months

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Sports

Canon Customer: 1 to 5 years

Product replacement: Yes

Almost Unbelievable.

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

5out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:December 9, 2013

Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

This lens is so good it is almost unbelievable. The color this lens captures is beautiful and is very impressive. The lens zooms in and out with ease and focusing is precise and easy to work in manual setting. The only issue I have had with it is when using it with a t5i during a sports game the autofocusing is slow, but upon asking other owner's of this lens with different cameras, they as well as I believe this is due to the fast pace of the switching focuses that comes with sports and the t5i only having 9 AF points, rather than a 1D-X's 60-something. Because of this when I am doing video or am in a close up shot I use manual focus, which is not a bad second option, this lens makes it very easy.

I debated for a long time before shelling out this much on a lens. I couldn't decide between it and the non IS version. I'm so glad I purchased this lens. A big plus to this lens is that it does not change length when you zoom. The images are really sharp, and the image stabilizer is a life saver when needed. This 70-200 is the best bang for your money, go buy this one. You will not regret it, that's for sure!

Absolutely an unbelievable lens. My previous Canon 70-200 was the f4 non-stablized - I liked it but didn't use it often because it needed a high shutter speed (at least 1/250) and the results weren't quite as sharp as I had hoped (date coded as 2005). Eight months ago I upgraded to the stablized version (date coded as 2011) and I fell in love with this lens. A much, much sharper image combined with the stabilization allows a shutter speed as low as 1/15 of a second.

This is an incredible lens and results in truly fine pictures - at any aperture there is virtually no distoration or CA and bokeh is also as nice as one can expect.

This is generally my go-to, general use lens and it took that designation away from my 17-40 "L". I use a crop sensor 7D. I will also use the 1.4 Canon extender and am able to still get great pictures.

Don't hesitate to buy this lens over the 2.8 - saves a lot of bucks!

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Review 11 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Patrick

Location: Ohio Valley

Used this product for: 1 to 3 months

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Landscape/Nature

Canon Customer: 6 to 10 years

Product replacement: No

My go to Lens.

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

5out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:October 8, 2012

Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

Simply put this lens is crystal clear, lightweight and a perfect go to lens when only a quality print will due. I am totally happy with the addition of the 70-200 L. I also have the 24-105 and 100-400 L's to compare from.

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Review 12 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Pradeep

Location: Cambridge, MA

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Portraits

A Classic lens in EF-lineup.

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

5out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:August 16, 2012

Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

This is my first L series lens and it took a couple of days for me to get a handle of it. Once we get used to the weight of the lens and feel comfortable, this glass soon becomes our friend. The AF is very fast and quiet, and the IS is very handy. You can actually see that the IS is operational through the view finder. The image tends to become more stable. There is a slight noise when IS is operational. The IS is still on for about 1-2 seconds after pressing the shutter button completely. This is a good feature when you want to quickly capture another shot of the same scene.

I used it mostly for portraits and I am very much satisfied with its performance. At 200 mm and f/8, it gives some amazing results. Additionally, under good lighting conditions, the image quality in terms of colors and sharpness is so great that you cannot stop shooting!

Wide open at f/4, with APS-C body, the image is slightly soft, but that is because of very sharp and narrow DOF, and any slight moment will become visible at 100% crop.

This is a good lens for landscapes too. The color quality is exceptional. Overall, this lens is a valuable addition, and definitely worth the dollar you invest.

I couldn't decide between it and the non IS version. I finally decided to get this one because it's been updated from the older non IS version with better glass. The reviews said this lens is very sharp from f4 up and even to the edges at f4. Wow is it! It's also sharp through out the zoom range.

I wasn't sure the IS was worth the extra, but this is a newer IS compared to some of my older lens and works much better. It is much more useful then the older IS lenses are.

Another big plus to this lens is that it does not change length when you zoom. When a lens changes length it's acting like a bellows and sucking in dirt. I love that this lens does not change length when you zoom.

Overall I am super happy with this lens. I just wish it were a little cheaper. In this review the form ask where you use it most. There should be an "all of the above."

10 of 12 people found this review helpful.

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Review 14 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: undrgnd40

Location: Minnesota

Used this product for: 3 to 6 months

Expertise Level: Professional or Expert

Canon Customer: 11 to 20 years

Product replacement: No

Excellent Tele-Zoom

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

5out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:November 21, 2011

Pros: image quality, lightweight

I enjoy using this lens for outdoor portrait photography, some wildlife and selective landscape photography. I've had many good indoor shots as well. The autofocus is fast and silent, the image sharpness is INCREDIBLE. The most surprising feature is how lightweight this lens is, despite feeling well built. At half the weight of the f/2.8 version, this one is easily handheld. Use a 1.4x or 2x extender for longer range. I also like the included lens hood.

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Review 15 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Michgirl

Location: Michigan

Used this product for: 3 to 6 months

Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Mostly used for: Landscape/Nature

Canon Customer: 1 to 5 years

Product replacement: Yes

Love this lens ` my first L

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

4out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

3out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:August 8, 2011

Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

Cons: a little pricey

I debated for a long time before shelling out this much on s lens. But I love it, the quality, the vbuild, the feel. Absolutely love the IS; have gotten some great deer pics at sunset. Astonishing, Recently was taking my grandson's Senior Pix and threw this lens on at the end and thought "this is why I love this lens,"

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Review 16 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: Jim

Location: Illinois

A truly outstanding lens

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

3out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:July 26, 2011

Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

Cons: price

The image quality is impeccable from wide-open to stopped down, center to corner. It rivals Canon's primes at comparable focal lengths.

I have been a member of the Canon system for over 25 years. My first purchase was the Canon A1 camera. I graduated to the excellent Canon F1 and shot film with FD primes for years. For some time now, I have been a member of the digital age. I have always compared my current lenses to the old FD line. I recently purchased the new 70-200 f/4 IS USM L lens and have repeatedly been blown away by it's image quality, rugged design and super fast ultrasonic focusing ability. This lens delivers sharp, contrast rich images on a routine basis. The image stabilization is an excellent addition to this powerhouse product. It will provide you with the ability to capture your images at an incredible four stop advantage. It is much lighter and in my opinion sharper than it's brother 2.8 version. If your an action sports photographer go with the 2.8 version. Everyone else run to your nearest Canon authorized dealer and purchase this lens. You will not be disappointing. I am Proud to be a member of the Canon 70-200 f/4 IS USM L lens family, this lens is worth it's weight in Gold.

The perfect lens. Sharp at all focal lengths and all apertures. It's funny... At f/22 where most lenses would be very, very soft, this lens is still unbelievably sharp. The IS on this lens is very helpful. At 200mm turning the is off pretty much means I won't get a sharp shot 80 percent of the time, especially with my aps-c body. Just do yourself a favor and buy this lens.

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Review 19 for EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

Nickname: gtwhtgt

Location: Shreveport, La.

Used this product for: more than 1 year

Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur

Mostly used for: Sports

Canon Customer: more than 20 years

Product replacement: No

Great Lens

Overall Rating

5out of5

Features

5out of5

Performance

5out of5

Price/Value

4out of5

Quality

5out of5

Satisfaction

5out of5

Date:June 18, 2011

Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images

You can see the difference as soon as you put his lens on your camera. Everything is better. If you get one start saving for the next because you'll now be hooked on the "L"'s. Great for portraits or just about anything. Can't get the wife to take it off the camera, she thinks it was an original accessory and it has to stay on it. A major reason for lens envey from your peers and much lighter than the faster version.